off-color
[ awf-kuhl-er, of- ]
/ ˈɔfˈkʌl ər, ˈɒf- /
adjective
not having the usual or standard color: an off-color gem.
of doubtful propriety or taste; risqué: an off-color joke.
not in one's usual health: to feel off-color.
Also
especially British,
off-col·our. Also
off-col·ored
(for defs 1, 2).
Origin of off-color
First recorded in 1855–60
Words nearby off-color
off-budget,
off-camera,
off-campus,
off-center,
off-centre,
off-color,
off-duty,
off-glide,
off-grid,
off-hour,
off-island